Where Did Time Go?

5 years ago today this tiny little, hairy baby girl made me a momma…and WOW, what a 5 years it has been.  Time certainly does fly and at a rapid speed it seems.

It is very easy to let myself go to “that” place…the place of what ifs and just pure sadness about Mom not being with us anymore.  I absolutely hate that she did not call way too early this morning to wish Harper happy birthday or that we aren’t eating birthday lunch with her today on her lunch break, but early this morning I decided to try and steer clear of that place of sadness…to just try and relish in the grace and beauty God has given us with Harper.

So today we are in full Harper celebration mode.  Birthdays are really great days around the Kelley house.  She requested mini-Funfetti cupcakes for breakfast and to take to her class.

The boys so very patiently waited for theirs.  I love the fresh-out-of-bed look on my kids.

Yesterday she received lots of mail…even mail from Susan’s class…

Harper has proclaimed maybe a million times since mail started arriving yesterday that, “This is going to be the best birthday ever.”  She is a mail lover like her mom and maybe had just a touch of bed head this morning.

We decorated her door like a big frame and even drew several blank frames for her color and draw in.  She was beyond thrilled and complimented Josh and I on how well we did 🙂

Her “special watercolors” present was a complete hit.  She is totally my kid and I love it.

Before bed last night she asked if we got her a card.  I hadn’t.  So what’s a mom to do…make one…and she loved it as well.

And if that wasn’t a good enough birthday all by itself…how about waking up to find a big bunch of balloons outside your window?  Yes, I know…completely RAD!  All because of one very special Aunt Susan!  You are too good to us!

We’ll continue celebrating through out the day because that is what birthdays are all about…celebrating.  And Harper Kelley you are for sure, without a doubt, one amazingly, special kid to celebrate.  We love you more than you’ll ever know.  We CAN.NOT wait to see what God has in store for your little life…you are going to change the world.

Happy 5th Birthday sweet girl.

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